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Download Solution PDFPashmina is a fine type of wool which were first woven in which state of India?
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Jammu & Kashmir.
- Pashmina is a fine type of wool which were first woven in Jammu & Kashmir.
Key Points
- Pashmina is a Persian word Pašmina which means “Made from Wool”.
- Pashmina was first encountered by the Europeans in Kashmir.
- Later it came to be known as the 'Cashmere'.
- The Iranians, who came to Kashmir through the Ladakh route, gave the fabric its name, ‘Pashmina’.
- The wool comes from a Changthangi goat or a Pashmina goat which are a special breed of goats found in the high altitude regions of Nepal and India.
- The Changpa tribe, from the Changthang region of Ladakh, are the traditional producers of Pashmina Wool.
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